Maros Sefcovic - Photo © European Union 2026

The EU and the Philippines have reached ‘substantial agreement’ in negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement, looking to deepen economic ties between the EU and another strategic, fast-growing partner in South-east Asia.

Von der Leyen - Trump - Photo © European Union 2025

Following the looming threat of 30 per cent tariffs on EU imports, the United States and EU ended months of uncertainty with a trade agreement to reduce import tariffs to 15 per cent.